Recovered a 9mm bullet shot 100 yds...

[Daisy'sDad]

I went to the range on Saturday and decided to shoot my M&P Shield 9mm at the 10 inch steel my shooting buddy had set up.
Using a sand bag, I fired 14 rounds, hitting the steel twice. Not to bad for a short barrel pistol.
But that's not why I'm writing this.
When my friend was taking down the steel, he actually found one of the bullets that impacted the target.

A few things that I found interesting. First, the steel was up hill which accounts to the shape to the bullets deformation.
Secondly, It was interesting to see how the nose cavitated, and I have no idea why this occurred.
Thirdly, it seems that a 9mm bullet fired from a 3.1 inch barrel looses a lot of energy (seemingly) 100 yards out.
Lastly, my buddy always spray paints his steel white before going to the range, and you can see the paint imbedded in the nose of the bullet.

Just wanted to share this with you all.

['ol shooter]

I remember shooting long distances with my Gold Cup. It was bang...........tink. Wasn't worth the ammo expended to walk it up on the target, but kind of fun waiting for the hit.

[Tok36]

Interesting stuff. Thanks for posting the pics. I found it surprising that it was possible for me to hit a plate at 100 yards with a handgun as well recently, nailed the first shot then missed 9 times

Saw this recently, impressive stuff.

[cwilliams]

Here's another good video with a 9mm being shot at distance -

[ethib]

Interesting
well for the cavitation the bullet is going to compress at its weakest point when it meets the steel.
What kind of 9mm ammo were you using? make, grain, etc

[iluvmycolt]

What kind of 9mm ammo were you using? make, grain, etc

Good question. I'm curious as well and thanks for posting.

[Daisy'sDad]

What kind of 9mm ammo were you using? make, grain, etc

Ammo was stuff you can get at Walmart...Federal Champion 115gn FMJ.

And yes, I could hardly hear it hit the steel.

[BamBam-31]

I shoot Zero 125 gr. bullets over 4.3 gr. 231, a warm load by all accounts. They have enough oomph to ring and rock hanging steel silhouettes at 100 yds. Even .22lr gives a definite audible "ping!" at 100 yds.

[hambam105]

WTF? That looks just like the bullet that I shot. Maybe that one is mine?

[Sohum63]

Came across this after seeing your post.

http://blog.joehuffman.org/2014/08/12/1000-yard-shot-with-9mm/

In their running of the numbers on Jerry Miculeks 1000 yard shot they figured the bullet would hit the target at 377fps. Also says the bullet would reach a peak of 110ft at 583yds. Quite a bit of energy lost on its way to the target.

[Daisy'sDad]

It would be interesting to see the bullets deformation if shot, from say, a 4 or 4.5 inch barrel.
I can try, but the odds of recovering the bullet are quite remote.

[Pauliedad]

I love this stuff. My inner hillbilly I guess.
I have various items I've shot with pistol rounds sitting in my shop.

[sealocan]

if the Jerry Miculeks bullet was going three hundred and seventy seven feet per second that the end of that shot....

by my rough calculations that bullet was traveling...

272 miles per hour. That is still going to sting a little bit if it hits you.

(272.727 miles per hour to be exact)

[torquefliteterror]

I think you guys found the wrong bullet. I have been collecting spent bullets at tumey hill for years. We recovered some 9mm we had shot and it was shiny as if it were right out of the box.The only difference was the rifling lands on the bullet.

The bullet you recovered appears to be months to years old as it has begun to oxidize and tarnish. There is no way on earth that is your bullet.

[Daisy'sDad]

I think you guys found the wrong bullet. I have been collecting spent bullets at tumey hill for years. We recovered some 9mm we had shot and it was shiny as if it were right out of the box.The only difference was the rifling lands on the bullet.

The bullet you recovered appears to be months to years old as it has begun to oxidize and tarnish. There is no way on earth that is your bullet.

Perhaps, but it's a cell phone pic that couldn't capture the "shine".

Looking at it today, it has tarnished quite a bit. And I had it sitting out
outside on the patio table until I took the photo on Tuesday.